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Najla A Ben Musa1, Gehan S Sadek
1Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, El-Fateh University, Tripoli, Libya. najla_bm@yahoo.com
Abstract:
Cystic echinococcosis due to E. granulosus is a serious public health and livestock economy problem in Libya. Kato thick smear examination of 50 street dogs stools showed that they had Echinococcus granulosus (58%), Taenia spp. (14%), Diplydium caninum (16%), Toxocara canis (121%) and 20% were parasite-free. The stool examination using Kato thick smear was more sensitive and more specific that the indirect haemaggutination test. The results were discussed with general review of the disease in Libya.
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